The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-23
MIR. oA,1pEN EXPLAINS.

TO me Editor OF nc RtGNttr W l IfF ''lE
NEW York, Jul5'ls.--Enclosed l hand
you an article published in tho New York
World OF today, dated from Psrkersbnrg,
W. Va, which you will greatly oblige mo
by publishing. 1t was probably not in.
tended for use In West Virginia. h.
The Now York World, through some In.
etrumentality, seems to have been made
the organ for the publication OF vicious
assaults upon me- from the beginning OF
tho session Of the Legislature, and the
canvass for election Of Senator in West
Virginia. This article purports to have
been written from Parkershurg and Is
probably the immediate work Of 4
Newspaper correspondent who residea
there but who Is amply the instru.
ment OF the same class OF pretended Dem.
ocra.s who, having violated every usage
OF our party In comprising my defeat
for senptor, are now anxious to find,
and have Buggeeted, excuses for their be-.
!rayal OF party trust, and tho World seems
at all times to DO q willing instrument or
vehicle ior Them for such purposes. The
shameless falsehood that I favored the
election OF Mr.. Blaine in 1884 is well
known to every voter in the State, and l
surely need not make any defense to such
charge. I should be glad to assume
that 1t was merely the Ignorance OF the
correspondent that made 60 ridiculous a
auggestion, and accompanied 1t at the
same time by the statement that Mr.. 5.
L. Roger was member Of the Senate Of
West Virginia, but tho design to create
a false and ecandaloua impression is go ap'
parent that it must find its origin from the
same sonrces that led to the violation Of
every principle Of party organization and
honorable conflict to secure my defeat,
and to accomplish personal ends.
am not disposed 10 complain OF per.
sonal assaults made upon me, nor have l
paid public attention to the alanders
which from time to time have been ut
tered in order 10 prepare the way for as.
Bsults made upon myself and upon the
party organization in West Virginia, nor
would l do 30 now except that this state
ment aenka to give color to the utteranCee
Of an afflicted man, who has always been
kind to me, in order to justify the sug-
gestions that were made during the can
Vase at Charleston, and which finally cul.
minated at my own suggestion in Com.
mittee Of Investigation, who had Mr..
Roger before it and fully and carefully
examined him 60 to all information, dis.
credited every charge that had been made
duplicating either myself or any Of my
friends OF the slightest miaconductin con-
nection with that campaign. .5
have no hesitation in frankly saying
that knew Mr.. Roger 10 be kind heart.
ed and eeriously afflicted man. He wrote
me from Cincinnati, stating that he was
there and out Of money, and not knowing
whom else to apply to, asked the loan OF
$50, for which ssnt him q check, which
he advisedmehe was unable to get csshed.
| thoreupon telegraphed him to 20 to
Alex. Mcdonald 4 Co., who knew my
handwriting, and they would cash it for
him. Some time afterwards he wrote me
from Marietta, saying he had been sick
there for some days, and could not get
home without a further loan. thereunon
sent him check for $50. These simple
acts Of kindness, theslike Of which have
done to others time and time again,
is made the bssia OF villsinous, shameful
and false accusation against me and
against party integrity in West Virginia.
l performed these acts Of kindness and the
evil spirit actuating these mon seeks 10
make it the foundation for charge OF
crime. The correspondent, who has been
made the instrument knows himself that
it is not unusual for me TO aid the needy,
even sometimes when might know they
are scarcely worthy oft. Those who in.
spired this article, as well rs the cores.
pendent, could very rsadlly know, ii they
sought to be fair and just, that there was
no grand jury seeking for Mr.. Roger. q
So far as am concerned, court the
fullest investigation Of my conduct, whetll.
er by Legislative committee, grand juries,
or the. larger constituency Of the people OF
Weat Virginia. es B, tii5.,5 b n
Conscious Of my own kindly purposes
and the integrity Of my actions, I desire
to call attention Of the people Of West Yir.
ginia to the spirit pervading this article in
order to lot them judge between my course
as Democrat, and the course OF those
who inspire such articles, to be published
outside Of the State. J. N. CAMDEN. i;
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